They were covered in history lessons in both elementary school and high school.
There was an exhibition about them – both when and why they moved to Sweden or Norway and how their descendants are doing today – in the National History Museum (Kansallismuseo) less than ten years ago.
It seems to be an identity for Finnish people living in particular wooded areas of Sweden and Norway. Good for them if it helps them to belong, I guess..
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Metsäsuomalaiset (ruots. skogsfinnar, svedjefinnar, suom. kaskisuomalaiset) olivat Keski-Ruotsista Keski-Norjaan ulottuvalla metsäisellä alueella asunutta suomenkielistä väestöä.
[Source](https://www.reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/1geadx4/mets%C3%A4suomalaiset_skogsfinnar/)
Was reading wiki about Sven-Göran Eriksson. Gone but not forgotten?
Here is a speech sample from one of the last Finnish speaking forest Finns, Johannes Johansson Oinoinen (1874 – 1965).
https://www.kotus.fi/aineistot/puhutun_kielen_aineistot/murreaanitteita/suomen_murrealueet_-kokoelma/savolaismurteiden_naytteet/vermlannin_nayte
https://kaino.kotus.fi/av/kuuntele/vermlanti.mp3
Onko Metsäsuomalaiset ollut olankohautuksella ohitettu asia 80-90 luvun koulussa, loputonta Ruotsin historiaa opiskellessa?
https://youtu.be/nvZhynBidaw?si=fr6RmpBAZyEnOSrf
Sadly in Finnish
Olen näiden metsäsuomalaisten jälkeläinen.
They were covered in history lessons in both elementary school and high school.
There was an exhibition about them – both when and why they moved to Sweden or Norway and how their descendants are doing today – in the National History Museum (Kansallismuseo) less than ten years ago.
It seems to be an identity for Finnish people living in particular wooded areas of Sweden and Norway. Good for them if it helps them to belong, I guess..
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